Osasuna vs. Leganes (Saturday, 6.00pm)
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Reigning Segunda Division champions Leganes will begin life back in the top flight with a trip to Estadio El Sadar on Saturday evening, with Osasuna their opponents in La Liga.
Leganes are back in the top tier after a four-season absence, while Osasuna finished 11th in La Liga last term to secure a sixth straight campaign at this level.
We say: Osasuna 1-1 Leganes
Leganes have not managed to beat Osasuna in La Liga since November 2016, and it is a big ask for the promoted outfit to win on Saturday. That said, we like the look of the Leganes squad this season and believe that they can claim a point in their campaign opener here.
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Valencia vs. Barcelona (Saturday, 8.30pm)
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Arguably the pick of the matches in the opening game week of the 2024-25 La Liga campaign will take place at Mestalla on Saturday night, with Valencia welcoming Barcelona.
Valencia will be bidding to push for a possible European finish in Spain's top flight this season, while Barcelona have the incredibly difficult task of challenging reigning champions Real Madrid for the title in the new campaign.
We say: Valencia 1-2 Barcelona
Barcelona have won six of their last seven league games against Valencia, and we are expecting another narrow success for the Catalan outfit this weekend.
Valencia held Barcelona to a 1-1 draw at Mestalla last term, and Flick's side will be missing some key players for this match, but we are backing the visitors to navigate their way to all three points in their first game of the new campaign.
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